Volusia deputy shoots, injures knife-wielding man near New Smyrna Beach
A Volusia County sheriff's deputy shot and injured a man armed with knives whom officials said charged toward him Sunday afternoon near New Smyrna Beach.
The deputy was one of several responding to a call about Michael Collmar, 43, threatening his parents during a mental health episode at 3946 Lakeshore Drive, sheriff's spokesman Andrew Gant said Sunday night.
Volusia County dispatchers said the incident started at 1:04 p.m. when deputies were called to the home.
Once there, deputies tried to communicate with Collmar but he refused to cooperate, Gant said.
Eventually, deputies entered the home and used multiple taser deployments and a less-lethal shotgun to try and subdue Collmar, but the efforts failed, Gant said.
At about 2:38 p.m. Collmar headed out of the front door and charged at a deputy stationed nearby, according to Gant.
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The deputy fired at Collmar who fell to the ground; deputies rushed to provide him life-saving aid, Gant said.
Collmar suffered a gunshot wound and was stabilized and transported to a hospital for treatment, investigators said.
Collmar’s parents were not injured in the incident, and neither were any of the deputies involved, Gant said.
Collmar was released from prison in October after serving time for stabbing a Port Orange man seven times in 2017, Gant said.
Collmar's Florida criminal history shows he has 31 felony charges with 17 convictions, and 33 misdemeanor charges with 19 convictions, according to Gant.
Since his release from prison, deputies have been called to the home multiple times for apparent mental health episodes. Collmar has refused to accept deputies' efforts to get him counseling services, Gant said.
This article originally appeared on The Daytona Beach News-Journal: Florida deputy shoots, injures armed man near New Smyrna Beach
